'Roger Federer gives you the impression that everything is rolling', says ATP star

20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer is training in Switzerland working hard for his official comeback in January. After a couple of months in the gym, the Swiss is finally back on the pitch, trying to gradually extend the training sessions and prepare for the Australian Open. In 2020, the Swiss tennis player played only one tournament, right in Melbourne, where he reached the semifinals where he lost to Novak Djokovic, winner of the first Grand Slam of the year. After the Cape Town, South Africa exhibition match with Rafael Nadal in early February, Roger Federer underwent knee surgery instead of traveling to Dubai, planning to return in June to play tournaments on Halle grass. and the Wimbledon Grand Slam. Unfortunately, the pandemic and the pain the player was still feeling led him to opt for a new surgery in May, effectively forcing him to skip the rest of the season and prepare for a new start in 2021. However, while many talk about Big 3's immaculate work on the court, it’s equally important to address their superior mental strength. While they both excel at this aspect, French tennis professional, Gilles Simon, noticed some difference between them.

Simon on Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic

“When I started to work specifically on the mental aspect, I immediately understood who was working it and who not. Novak Djokovic works, and he’s one of those who don’t hide it. It is obvious with him, just in his position before each point… we see him doing his thing with his eyes, there you see that he is doing a kind of hypnosis, he puts himself in a certain state" - Gilles Simon said. The Former World No. 6 went on to highlight how Federer is different from Djokovic with regard to the mental aspect. He said, “Roger Federer we do not see, it is the one who is the hardest to read. Him, he gives you the impression that everything is rolling, all the time, that gives credence to the idea that it is innate for him, that he is not afraid of anything. He really gives the impression of validating that, namely: ‘I come, I have my intentions for the game, I have no emotions, I go there, I go there all the time even in the moments. important, and I won twenty Grand Slam titles like that.'”

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